Feature length film directed by Ernesto Cabellos, screens as a part of the Montreal First Peoples’ Festival. “Mama Yaku in your bowels, there is gold. Do you know why they are coming to take it?” This is Nelida’s question to her spiritual mother, the guardians water spirit. This prayer, like an uninterrupted stream from a young Andean girl, is shaking an entire country and thwarting destructive gold mining scheme.

The Anishinabek Nation will be honouring and presenting Anishinabek Lifetime Achievement Awards to Anishinabek citizens who have made a lifetime commitment to improving the quality of life through volunteerism, political service, language preservation, health services, social services, cultural practice, and those who are survivors of residential school or who served in the military.

On a northern Ontario Anishinaabe reserve plagued by a high suicide rate, Shane (Andrew Martin), a closeted high school senior, dreams of leaving for university in Toronto, but money is tight. Fire Song is the first feature from writer/director Adam Garnet Jones, debuted at TIFF to rave reviews last year and won two different audience awards while making its way around the festival circuit.

Everyone is welcome to this free event. Join the community of Aajwnaang to learn about language, history, craft, and more. Registration is free. More information available on Facebook or call 519-491-2160 or 519-491-1374.

$10/day, $15/weekend. Free admission for veterans, seniors, and children under 12. Competition Powwow. Saturday grand entry is at 1:00 pm & 6:30 pm. and Sunday at 12:30 pm. With MCs Vince Beyl and Chris Pheasant this Powwow will feature a Women’s Fancy Spotlight Special and a Smoke Dance Special.

Join Sixties Scoop Survivors for a rally to begin a week in court for a class action against the government. After 7 years, the case will be heard in front of a judge to determine whether or not the Government of Canada is innocent for the attempted genocide of thousands of Indigenous children in Canada.

This year is the 30th Annual Three Fires Homecoming Pow Wow and Traditional Gathering hosted by the Mississauga’s of New Credit First Nation in Hagersville, ON. Saturday, August 27, 2016 Grand Entry is at 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM and Sunday, August 28, 2016 Grand Entry is at 1:00 PM.

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